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QWho is the first Oscar Winning Best Actor?

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  • A Charlie Chaplin
  • B Emil Jannings
  • C Frank Borzage
  • D Lewis Milestone
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Emil Jannings (23 July 1884 – 2 January 1950) was a German actor, popular in 1920s Hollywood. He was the first Oscar recipient, honored with the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 1929 ceremony. To date, he is still the only German to have won the Best Actor Oscar.

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